Khaled Al-Rahhal

Sumerian Face

Found at Christies, Dubai
International Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 55
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2007
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 46.600 USD
KHALED AL-RAHHAL (IRAQI, 1926-1987)
Sumerian Face
signed and dated in Arabic (on the reverse)
gypsum
9in. (23cm.) high
Executed in 1944

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Khaled Al-Rahhal achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2007. In the International Modern and Contemporary Art auction, the work Sumerian Face sold for USD 46,600.00 (€ 32,209.01) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Khaled Al-Rahhal; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Seated Woman sold at auction in October 2007 with the realized price of USD 58,600.00 (€ 40,503.18).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Khaled Al-Rahhal erzielte im Oktober 2007 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion International Modern and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Sumerian Face für USD 46.600,00 (€ 32.209,01) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Khaled Al-Rahhal; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Seated Woman im Oktober 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 58.600,00 (€ 40.503,18).

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